Agile Controls Specialist Tech Lead

3 days ago

Bloomington, Illinois, United States Freddie Mac Full time

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.

Employees, contingent workers and visitors are no longer required to show proof of vaccination to be on-site. Effective January 2023, Freddie Mac's hybrid work arrangement is 3 days in the office (specifically Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday).

Position Overview:

The Modern Delivery office manages the software delivery methodologies for the firm (excluding Investments & Capital Markets). We support enterprise-wide technology initiatives using influence over authority and provide thought leadership for our key partners to continue improving and maturing. Using a customer and product-centric mindset, the Modern Delivery Office provides a framework and guidance across various business divisions to create consistency and continuity across the firm.

We are seeking a top-notch person for to join the Controls workstream within Modern Delivery office. Interested? Read on You will be responsible for working directly with a team enterprise wide to implement the Freddie Mac Agile Methodology. This position requires you have hands-on experience with Agile Methods, including Scrum and Kanban, understanding of SDLC risks and controls and a passion for process improvement.

Your Impact:

  • Support the Controls workstream within Modern Delivery Office to manage all SDLC controls associated with Modern Delivery & IDM Methodologies
    • Remediate all identified risks and issues within agreed upon timeline
    • Conduct quarterly Controls compliance review for IDM & Modern Delivery methodologies
    • Ensure teams understand and adhere to SDLC controls
    • Identify opportunities to optimize SDLC controls and lead the effort to make improvements (including rolling out changes to teams)
  • Act as the point-of-contact for any testing or auditing done by outside teams
    • Coordinate with product teams to share documentation, when needed
  • Influence process improvements that benefit product teams
    • Identify processes that cause toil for product teams and have opportunity for review/improvement
    • Work with leaders in other areas to drive improvements that will lessen toil for product teams
    • Support the change management aspects process improvements/changes
    • Communicate changes with teams to ensure new process changes are understood and integrated

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of demonstrated relevant professional experience
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Agile Certified Scrum Master (PMI-ACP) required
  • 8+ years of direct experience in one or more aspects of Information Technology (Software design/ development, IT Architecture, or other related IT areas)
  • 8+ years of explicit experience as an Agile Scrum Master of an Agile delivery team, preferably in a variety of situations including a large enterprise, a scaled environment, and a matrixed organization
  • Effective facilitation skills
  • Effective coaching and mentoring skills
  • Ability to thrive in a highly ambiguous, fast paced environment where priorities shift rapidly
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to determine solutions that help everyone win
  • Effective influence, collaboration, and negotiation skills
  • Hands-on Atlassian tool experience (Jira, Confluence) preferred
  • Ability to breakdown sophisticated technology concepts and present to senior leadership

Keys to Success in this Role:

  • Hardworking and take pride in owning your work
  • Ability to understand and communicate well with a passion to get the job done
  • Open minded to embrace new process, technologies, and culture
  • Ready to take on any kind of work to help drive things forward
  • Innovative in providing solutions
  • Comfortable navigating difficult conversations

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you'll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Notice to External Search Firms: Freddie Mac partners with BountyJobs for contingency search business through outside firms. Resumes received outside the BountyJobs system will be considered unsolicited and Freddie Mac will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. If interested in learning more, please visit and register with our referral code: MAC.

Time-type:Full timeJob Category:AdministrationFLSA Status:Exempt

The anticipated annualized base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $166,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program.

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